diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
index 2ea82c2368..0786c0309c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -7551,7 +7551,7 @@ smart_approvals = true
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn override_turn_context_and_reload_user_config_use_runtime_path() {
+    async fn legacy_runtime_ops_use_runtime_path() {
         let mut app = make_test_app().await;
         let app_server = start_test_app_server(app.config.clone()).await;
         let event = app
@@ -7583,6 +7583,16 @@ smart_approvals = true
             app.submit_app_server_op(&app_server, event.session_id, Op::ReloadUserConfig)
                 .await
         );
+        assert!(
+            app.submit_app_server_op(
+                &app_server,
+                event.session_id,
+                Op::AddToHistory {
+                    text: "persist me".to_string(),
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+        );
 
         app_server
             .shutdown()
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/app_server_adapter.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/app_server_adapter.rs
index f6fd7306a8..89e8547b20 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/app_server_adapter.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/app_server_adapter.rs
@@ -624,11 +624,6 @@ impl App {
                 resolve_server_request(app_server_client, request_id, response, "item/tool/call")
                     .await?;
             }
-            Op::AddToHistory { text } => {
-                let _ = (thread_id, text);
-                // TODO(app-server): expose message-history append/lookup APIs and migrate
-                // `AddToHistory`/`GetHistoryEntryRequest` together.
-            }
             Op::ListSkills { cwds, force_reload } => {
                 let response: SkillsListResponse = send_request_with_response(
                     app_server_client,
@@ -720,7 +715,8 @@ impl App {
                 self.unsubscribe_thread_via_app_server(app_server_client, thread_id)
                     .await?;
             }
-            Op::ListCustomPrompts
+            Op::AddToHistory { .. }
+            | Op::ListCustomPrompts
             | Op::Undo
             | Op::DropMemories
             | Op::UpdateMemories
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
index 9294f767b4..808f2d6f60 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -678,17 +678,7 @@ async fn run_ratatui_app(
         None
     };
     let login_status = if let Some(app_server) = onboarding_app_server.as_ref() {
-        match read_login_status_via_app_server(app_server).await {
-            Ok(status) => status,
-            Err(err) => {
-                if let Some(app_server) = onboarding_app_server.take() {
-                    let _ = app_server.shutdown().await;
-                }
-                restore();
-                session_log::log_session_end();
-                return Err(color_eyre::eyre::eyre!("{err}"));
-            }
-        }
+        read_login_status_via_app_server(app_server).await
     } else {
         LoginStatus::NotAuthenticated
     };
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/account_login.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/account_login.rs
index abaf2ce50f..16831ba297 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/account_login.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/onboarding/account_login.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::LoginAccountResponse;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::RequestId;
 use codex_core::auth::AuthMode;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use tracing::warn;
 
 use crate::LoginStatus;
 
@@ -105,12 +106,25 @@ pub(crate) fn login_status_from_account(account: Option<&Account>) -> LoginStatu
     }
 }
 
+fn login_status_from_account_read_result(
+    result: Result<GetAccountResponse, String>,
+) -> LoginStatus {
+    match result {
+        Ok(response) => login_status_from_account(response.account.as_ref()),
+        Err(err) => {
+            warn!(
+                "account/read failed during onboarding startup; continuing unauthenticated: {err}"
+            );
+            LoginStatus::NotAuthenticated
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) async fn read_login_status_via_app_server(
     app_server: &InProcessAppServerClient,
-) -> Result<LoginStatus, String> {
+) -> LoginStatus {
     let mut api = OnboardingAccountApi::default();
-    let response = api.read_account(app_server).await?;
-    Ok(login_status_from_account(response.account.as_ref()))
+    login_status_from_account_read_result(api.read_account(app_server).await)
 }
 
 async fn send_request_with_response<T>(
@@ -126,3 +140,16 @@ where
         .await
         .map_err(|err| format!("{method} failed: {err}"))
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn read_login_status_falls_back_to_unauthenticated_on_rpc_error() {
+        let status = login_status_from_account_read_result(Err("boom".to_string()));
+
+        assert_eq!(status, LoginStatus::NotAuthenticated);
+    }
+}